Case 04 — Lululemon · Chip Wilson · 1998
You have one store, no ad budget, and a pair of yoga pants that costs four times what anyone pays today. How do you price it?
You have taken a design class in yoga pants because the cotton ones everyone wears go see-through when they stretch. You have made a technical fabric that does not. You have one small store in Vancouver that doubles as a design studio, no advertising budget, and no retail experience. A comparable pair of leggings at a department store sells for around $20.
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§02 — More forks
- Nike · 1984You can sign five established NBA players, or spend the whole basketball budget on one rookie who would rather sign with your competitor. Which?
- Amazon · 2000Do you let outside sellers compete with you, on your own product pages, for your own customers?
- Glossier · 2023The thing that made your brand special is the thing now capping its growth. Do you break your own rule?
- McDonald's · 1956Your franchise royalties barely cover overhead. Where does the money actually come from?